to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
proposal; offer; request; application
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
polite; respectful; reverent
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to use up all one's strength; to die
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
postponement; deferment; adjournment
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
shopping district; shopping street; downtown